For half a century from 1890 to 1940 a railroad carried sugarcane and passengers from Honolulu all the way around the coast through to Kahuku. The railway closed and the tracks were torn up after WWII and the automobile boom in Hawaii. Thanks to the historical society, trains run again along a segment of restored track between ʻEwa and Kahe Point. The 90-minute round-trip chugs along through sometimes pastoral, sometimes industrial scenery, and past the Ko Olina resorts.
Displayed in the abandoned-looking yard is the coal engine that pulled the first Oʻahu Railway and Land Company (OR&L) train in 1889. To get here, take exit 5A off the H-1, drive south 2.5 miles on Fort Weaver Rd and turn right at the 7-Eleven onto Renton Rd.
